Glasair Aircraft Owners Association

Mods

Tractor to Flush Gas Caps

Mods

Vortex Generators on a Sportsman

Mods

Acme Aero Stinger Tailwheel Suspension in a GlaStar

Events

GAOA Gathering at Lakeland Florida

GlaStar & Sportsman

What to Expect When You’re Expecting… an Engine

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GLASTAR & SPORTSMAN

Glastar baggage floor

Mods

Bruce McGregor’s GlaStar Baggage Compartment Floor

A flat floor in the baggage area has several advantages. Much more room is available underneath for placement of electrical wires and components (such...

Flying

Vapor Lock Causes Trouble Over Water

This cautionary tale was submitted by Al Lange. After 4 years and 6,000 hours in construction, two long-time pilots were finally on the way to...

Converting from On-Off to an Andair Fuel Valve

How to & Builder Tips

Measuring Catalyst

How to & Builder Tips

Riveting the GlaStar Top Skins

How to & Builder Tips

A GlaStar fuselage undergoing load testing at Glasair

GlaStar Cargo Door Update

Mods

GLASAIR

How-to and Builder Tips

Mating the Wing to the Fuselage

Submitted by Chris Smith Gustavus, Alaska I just passed another milestone in building my IIS RG-connecting the wing and the fuselage. I only have a few...

Mods

Supercharged Glasair Super II RG

I started with a Glasair Super II RG built in 2011 to which I added wing extensions and an IO-360 parallel-valve Lycoming with about...

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Glasair Overhead GPS Antenna Tray

How-to and Builder Tips

Auxiliary Airbox Retention

Maintenance

Alternate Horizontal Stabilizer Hinge Alignment and Jigging

How-to and Builder Tips

Glasair Gear Door Gaps

How-to and Builder Tips

PEOPLE & PLACES

Lifestyle

Graceland!

Made it back from Memphis, TN today. Nice stretch of N19HL legs. We added two more states to our list (Tennessee, and Arkansas), and got...

Testing the Airspeed Indicator

Flying

All About Gas Caps

Glasair

Jeff Lavelle Cleans Up at Reno

Events

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In the Dark She Awaits

Lifestyle

Lakes and Suttons over Idaho. Photo: Arlo Reeves.

Smiley Creek 2017

Events

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ARTICLES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

Leading Edge Lights

How to & Builder Tips

Building a GlaStar—Presentation by Dave Prizio

Events

Sportsman Kits Available Again

News

Making Cowl Bumps

How to & Builder Tips

GlaStar Nose Fork Modification for 5.00 x 5 Wheel and Tire

Mods

RESOURCES

Strength of Riveted Joints

Resources

Paint Codes for Matching GlaStar Gelcoat

How to & Builder Tips

Sportsman carbon-fiber

Sportsman Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Dave Ammenti's GlaStar

GlaStar Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

glastar kit delivered in driveway

New Builder?

Resources

Glasair II-S, Photo © Ad Meskens / Wikimedia Commons

History of Glasair Aviation

Resources

Stoddard-Hamilton Electrical Parts Cross-Reference

Resources

SensenichDirect Stoddard-Hamilton Propellers

Glasair

ABOUT US

The Glasair Aircraft Owners Association is the one must-join association for Glasair, GlaStar, Sportsman 2+2, Merlin, and OMF Symphony builders, owners, pilots, and enthusiasts. If you’re currently building, flying—or dreaming of building and flying one—this is the place for you! We are not affiliated with Glasair Aviation, LLC., but we maintain a great working relationship. Our members can be found worldwide.

Disclaimer: This website contains information submitted by our members about building their airplanes. Some methods they employ may differ from the factory instructions. Builders are advised that they are responsible for their own construction methods and should check with the factory if any of the information included on this website differs from the factory manuals. The Glasair Aircraft Owners Association has not checked the accuracy or safety of any information included on these web pages and any users of this information do so completely at their own risk.

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